by Kelia Scott | Jul 17, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
United States Attorney Russell Coleman for the Western District of Kentucky, released an announcement that eight officials from a now-bankrupt coal company in Kentucky were indicted on federal charges for conspiracy to defraud a government agency. The indictment...
by Kelia Scott | Jul 16, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
Safety inspectors in California issued nine citations to the Department of General Services in Sacramento for failing to adequately prepare their groundskeepers who were asked to clean up needles and fecal matter in the city’s Capitol Park. Cal-OSHA investigated...
by Kelia Scott | Jul 16, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
CompPharma published their 15th Annual Prescription Drug Management in Workers’ Compensation Survey Report last week. The survey found that pharmacy costs in comp have decreased significantly over the past eight years and is no longer the fastest growing segment of...
by Kelia Scott | Jul 9, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited an Illinois-based pallet manufacturer after several employees were exposed to carbon monoxide and had to Cleary Pallet Sales Inc., is facing $216,253 in fines after ten...
by Kelia Scott | Jul 6, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
According to a statement from the Florida Department of Financial Services, workers’ compensation insurers paying into two Florida funds are going to see a big reduction in expenses next year. The Workers’ Compensation Administration Trust Fund (WCATF) and the Special...
